“A healthy body means a healthy mind. You get your heart rate up, and you get the blood flowing through your body to your brain. Look at Albert Einstein. He rode a bicycle. He was also an early student of Jazzercise. You never saw Einstein lift his shirt, but he had a six-pack under there.” - Steve Carell

Well, that quote kind of relates to where this blog is heading but hopefully you at least got a good laugh.

This month we will be giving you guys the 411 on what Taurine is and what the benefits are to consuming the amino acid. You may be asking why we chose to share with you the info on Taurine. Well that’s because you can find 20mg of Taurine in each piece of Run Gum.

The benefits to consuming Taurine include assisting in keeping the heart healthy and helping stimulate the muscles to offer better performance for athletes. Below are the additional benefits to this awesome amino acid.

Taurine can help you achieve the healthy mind which will then lead to a healthy body since Steve Carell said it.

Chew Gum. Have Energy. Run The Day.

Have a great day!

Camala

How are you getting your B Vitamins?

By Camala Lapray

Feb 1 | 2018

We know that many of you set goals to live a healthy lifestyle in 2018. Hopefully you used our Build The Path worksheet to stay on track to achieve those goals. Part of living a healthy lifestyle means getting your daily dose of all the important vitamins.

A great benefit to chewing Run Gum is that you will be consuming B6 and B12 vitamins as you’re chewing. If you aren’t familiar yet with the importance of these vitamins continue reading to learn more on why they’re so important.

B Vitamins are used by our bodies to convert the food we consume into energy which we use to function everyday. The B Vitamins are important for metabolism, brain and liver function, growth, and building blood cells, as well as for maintaining healthy hair, skin, and vision.

B6 - (2.2mg per piece of Run Gum) - 129% of the Daily Value

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) — one of the eight B Vitamins plays key roles in keeping the brain and nervous system functioning properly, says Sonya Angelone, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Vitamin B6 is involved in production of hemoglobin, the protein in blood that carries oxygen throughout the body.”

B6 is also needed for proper brain function (for people of all ages). It helps the body make the hormones serotonin (which regulates mood) and norepinephrine (which helps your body cope with stress). Vitamin B6 also helps the body make melatonin, which is important in helping regulate your internal clock and your sleep.

Some of the top sources of B6 are found in protein-rich foods such as beans, meat, poultry, and fish.

B12 - (3mcg per piece of Run Gum) - 125% of the Daily Value

B12 (cyanocobalamin) is known to help with our nervous system, blood-cell formation, digestion, and brain function, and helps prevent anemia and enhance our moods. An important thing to note is that vitamin B12 is something that we don’t make ourselves; instead, we need to get it through our diets or supplementation. On top of that, it’s also a water-soluble vitamin, which means we need to replenish it every single day, since it doesn’t get stored in our bodies like fat-soluble vitamins.

B12 can be found in beef liver, eggs, dairy, some fortified cereals and grains, as well as nutritional yeast. Vitamin

B12 deficiencies can also cause someone to feel weak, fatigued, constipated, anemic, and even depressed.

We know that your nutrition is important to you so we hope that this information about Vitamin B’s comes useful in sharing with your customers.

Chew Run Gum, Stay Healthy ;)

Chew Run Gum, Have Energy, Run The Day :)

Camala

Chew Run Gum, Lose Weight

By Camala Lapray

Jan 2 | 2018

2018 is HERE, the goals have been decided and the plan is now in progress. I’m sure that many of you, including myself are looking at ways to live a healthier lifestyle in 2018. Run Gum was created for you to Have Energy and Run The Day. One of the key ingredients in Run Gum is caffeine. Caffeine is one of the few substances known to help mobilize fats from the fat tissues and increase metabolism, because of this you will see caffeine in most commercial fat burning supplements.

Maybe you’re asking yourself the question now, “Does caffeine help me with weight loss?” The answer is yes. Caffeine helps to both Boost Your Metabolism and Gives You An Energy Boost which all play a key role in weight loss. Caffeine has been proven to Boost Your Metabolism which occurs through the process of Lipolysis, which is the breakdown of fat stored in fat cells. Caffeine is what triggers Lipolysis to occur which leads to a Boost in your Metabolism.

Since Caffeine is a stimulant, it increases alertness and pushes off drowsiness temporarily, which means that you can perform certain tasks for longer. Meaning that Run Gum can give you the energy you need to perform at 100% during your workout, giving you faster results. You can essentially push yourself harder during your training to burn more calories and build lean muscle when you consume caffeine. This key ingredient in Run Gum has been proven to Boost Your Metabolism and Give You More Energy.

Chew Run Gum, Lose Weight? ;)

Chew Run Gum, Have Energy, Run The Day :)

Wishing you a Happy 2018!

Camala

Maximizing Your Day

By Camala Lapray

Nov 1 | 2017

With the leaves changing colors, the mornings getting chillier, there also comes the feeling that your days are getting shorter. The concept of having less light leaves us feeling like we aren’t able to get everything we need done during the day. As Daylight Savings comes to an end, here at Run Gum we understand how you’re feeling.

Our corporate office is in Eugene, Oregon and our mornings are pretty dark, cold and slightly foggy. With that being said, at the core of who we are as a company it is our desire for everyone to get the most out of their day.

Run Gum helps customers feel alert, focused and energized so that they can RUN THE DAY... and not let it run them. We know that this can be a little bit harder during the Fall and Winter months so here are some tips for having a good transition as Daylight Savings comes to an end and the days just don’t feel long enough.

Tips and Tricks:

1. Plan for more time - The mornings are darker which means you may want to stay in bed just a little longer. Set your alarm 10 minutes earlier, turn on a light after you wake up, get moving, hey.. Maybe even keep a piece of Run Gum next to your bed stand if it becomes too hard to do it on your own ;)

2. Be flexible - The time is changing and so are the things around you. When something comes up and changes, go with it, be flexible with your plans, the plans of your children and your co-workers.

3. Take care of yourself - As the weather gets colder it’s very important to watch how your body is feeling and take care of yourself. Make smart sleeping, eating and activity choices.

4. Be patient and calm - Everyone’s sleep patterns are changing, things feel weird, people are irritable, you might even be on edge. Be patient and calm with yourself along with those around you.

5. Enjoy your loved ones. - One of the positives to the weather getting colder is that your house will become a space for fun dinners, movie nights, and holiday memories. Enjoy this time with the ones you love the most, cherish your time together.

6. Exercise - We know that the cold weather and short days can make it difficult to get in your workout. Make sure that you stay on schedule with your exercising and not push it aside because it will be the thing that helps you go to sleep better at night.

7. Use caffeine in the mornings and during the day - Try to keep your caffeine use to mornings and during the day, the caffeine in the evening may through off your sleeping schedule.